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Renowned choreographer Anthony Van Laast shares his stories of the 1970s and of working with some of the biggest artists of the decade.

Anthony Van Laast is a world-renowned choreographer. He has worked for stage on London's West End and Broadway as well as for television and in film. As a teenager, Anthony trained at the London School of Contemporary Dance - joining as a dancer and ultimately becoming active as both an actor and choreographer. In 1979, he left the company to pursue a career as a freelance choreographer and teacher. He began working in pop music, including working with Kate Bush on The Tour of Life. He appeared in the music videos for Kate's Hammer Horror and The Wedding List. Among his prominent stage works as a choreographer are the musicals Song & Dance (1982, West End), Annie Get Your Gun (1986, West End), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1993), Mamma Mia! (2001), Bombay Dreams (2004), Sister Act (2009 in the West End and 2011 in Broadway) and Tina - The Tina Turner Musical (2018-, West End). For his work on the musical Hair (Old Vic) and for The Beggar's Opera (the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Barbican), he was nominated for the Olivier Award, Best Theatre Choreographer in 1994 He co-directed and choreographed EFX, the Las Vegas stage show at the MGM Grand starring Michael Crawford in 1995. Anthony was awarded the MBE for Services to Dance and Choreography in 1999. His television and film work includes the concert Sarah Brightman: Symphony in Vienna (2008), Jesus Christ Superstar (Emmy award), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Beauty and the Beast (2017) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 (2010) and Mamma Mia! His most current work can be seen in cinemas at the moment in the film, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.

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Music Played

  • M

    Pop Muzik

    • Million Sellers Vol.16 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • Robert Palmer

    Every Kinda People

    • The Very Best Of Robert Palmer.
    • EMI.

  • Steve Harley & Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel

    Here Comes The Sun

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1976 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Bee Gees

    Night Fever

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.

  • Michael Nesmith

    Silver Moon

    • Mike Nesmith - Loose Salute.
    • Awareness Records.

  • Cat Stevens

    Rubylove

    • The Very Best Of Cat Stevens.
    • Island.

  • The Edgar Winter Group

    Free Ride

    • Rock On (Various Artists).
    • Time Life.

  • Clifford T. Ward

    Home Thoughts From Abroad

    • Clifford T Ward: Gaye & Other Stories.
    • Virgin.

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Mr. Blue Sky

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Frontiers Records.
    • T1.

  • Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

    Night Moves

    • Bob Seger - Greatest Hits.
    • Capitol.

  • Cher

    Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves

  • Kate Bush

    The Man With The Child In His Eyes

    • Remastered Part I.
    • Fish People.

  • Ike & Tina Turner

    Proud Mary

    • What You See Is What You Get.
    • Start.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Rhiannon

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 003.

  • Ramones

    Sheena Is A Punk Rocker (1979 Live Version)

    • The Ramones - All The Stuff And More.
    • Sire.

  • Gonzalez

    I Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet

    • Greatest Hits Of The 70's (Various).
    • Disky.
    • 4.

  • Sex Pistols

    Anarchy In The U.K.

    • 1977 - The Spirit Of Punk (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
    • 6.

  • Stevie Wonder

    Living For The City

    • Stevie Wonder - Song Review.
    • Motown.

  • ABBA

    Dancing Queen

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 001.

Mike Oldfield - Mike Oldfield's Single

Mike Oldfield - Mike Oldfield's Single
Johnnie Walker and the Sounds of the 70s listeners curate their own personal jukebox, filled with classic seventies seven inches.

This week they're adding "Mike Oldfield's Single" by Mike Oldfield released in 1973.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 5 Aug 2018 15:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2
  • Tue 7 Aug 2018 03:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2